I am married to the most wonderful man who I've known more years than I have not! We recently celebrated our 41 years of marriage.Our oldest son is our business partner. We farm in Mexico, growing papaya, honeydew and person-size watermelon. We travel back and forth to Mexico to take care of our business. This son is married and has two children. He lives in Mexico to oversee the business.Our middle son works for Clinical Pathology Lab. His wife is a doctor and recently opened her cosmetic dermatology clinic in Houston.Our youngest son is a realtor in McAllen, Texas, near where we live. He loves his work and his business is steadily growing.We lived in Mexico for three years to get our farming operation going. It was an exciting time for us!My hobbies are genealogy, home decorating and cooking. I love blogging!I am so very blessed to have a loving family... not only the family my husband and I created, but also my family of friends.Fall and winter months are when I enjoy blogging the most. Seasons change and I love keeping up with the change in my home.I have had some amazing experiences with my faith in Christ and I truly feel that God is always with me. I try to live my life the way God would have me live it.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Neal was very peaceful, there wasn't a furrow on his brow or a wrinkle on his face. His breathing slowed down and gradually stopped. We could not have asked for a more peaceful passing.

Those who were with me held hands in a circle around us and we repeated the Lord's Prayer after Neal left us.

Bill and David and I had agreed that if we lost Neal this week, we would wait to hold the services until the Saturday after Easter. Details have not been worked out, but we would like to have afternoon services, possibly at 2:00, to allow family from out of town to arrive. As a tribute to Neal, we would like people who attend services to wear camouflage.

Thank you to all the friends and family who have supported Neal, Bill, David, and all our families through out this terrible ordeal.

My Boyfriend is at peace wrapped in the arms of Jesus.

It is amazing what my husband and I experienced today, seeing our dear friend slip away and thankfully, very peacefully. He had been in a coma for nearly 11 weeks after suffering a heart attack.

I will probably be away from my blog tomorrow. I'm sure you will understand.